Nestled in Utenos rajono savivaldybė's territory, in Utenos seniūnija, lies a relic of the past known as Andreikėnų piliakalnis, or Juozapotos kalnas. The site is situated in the northeastern part of a forest, accessible by a road from Kvyklios.
The hillfort is constructed at the northern end of a large separate hill. It features a rectangular platform, elongated in a south-north direction, measuring 82x21 meters, with the northern end being 2 meters higher. In the northern slope, one meter below the platform, lies an 11-meter-wide terrace, and another 4-meter-wide terrace lies one meter below that. A 9-meter-wide terrace is located on the southern slope.
The eastern and western slopes stand 25 meters high, with the outer slopes being flatter and lower. The site is well-preserved, with the platform covered in grass and the slopes covered with young pines. Archaeological finds at the site include burnt bricks, iron nails, and both rough and smooth ceramics. The hillfort is dated to the first millennium BC to the beginning of the second millennium BC.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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